Where are the lesbian goddesses?

When we delve into the myths and stories of the different cultures, lesbianism does not seem to have almost any kind of prominence. There are goddesses who can have some relationship with beings of the same sex, but this is usually somewhat anecdotical in their stories and more than lesbians they would be considered bisexual or pansexual since they usually also have relationships with men. If we know that homosexual relationships in both sexes are as old as humanity, where are the lesbian goddesses?

Detail of "Diana en el Baño" by Francisco Reigón (1858)
Detail of Diana en el Baño by Francisco Reigón (1858)

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The other Goddess

When we talk about Dianic Wicca, we talk about a Wicca focused on the Goddess and that in some cases she relegates the God in the background very small or directly eliminates it from the cult. For a time, especially in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Dianic Wicca was synonymous with lesbian Wicca. It is not surprising that many lesbian wiccans adopted this tradition because it was closer to their life experience, but not all dianismo is lesbian.

Detail from "Sappho and Erina in a Garden at Mytilene" by Simeon Solomon (1864)
Detail from Sappho and Erina in a Garden at Mytilene by Simeon Solomon (1864)

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The invisible lesbian

No, we are not going to talk about any myth, story or story about a woman who likes women and who in some magical way becomes invisible. The reality is much sadder and today, as part of the Week of the Lesbian Visibility that we organize from the Sanctuary of Eros, we want to talk about the invisibility suffered by the lesbian community both inside and outside of paganism. And it seems that being a woman and a homosexual is less important than being a man and a homosexual, even though homosexuals are still fighting for many rights, they have to fight twice.

Detalle de "In the Days of Sappho" de John William Godward (1904)
Detail from John William Godward’s In the Days of Sappho (1904)

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